12th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
15.1 x 4.7 x 0.3 cm (5 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/8 in.) 31 g
Stone
ChineseMottled dark green and buff nephrite
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseMottled light and dark brown stone
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, light greenish gray nephrite with brown and rust-colored markings
4th-3rd century BCEChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseLight bluish gray translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseBluish gray nephrite, partly calcified, with traces of soil and cinnabar
16th-11th century BCEChineseMottled greenish and light brown nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseModerately translucent, variegated bluish green and greenish gray nephrite
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseHighly translucent, deep green nephrite with dark speckles
9th century BCEChineseLeaded bronze
8th-5th century BCEGreekTranslucent pale green nephrite with sparse white speckles
11th-8th century BCEChinese